Release: 20.12.2002
Martha creates sublime masterpieces in the art of cooking as chief of a French gourmet restaurant in Hamburg. She is introverted and exists only for working. Her life undergoes a radical change when her sister dies in an accident and Martha has to take in her eight-year-old niece Lina. It is only the presence of Mario, the new sous chef, who brings light and pasta into the lifes of Martha and Lina.
Just as a tender romance develops between Martha and Mario, Lina`s unknown father suddenly appears. He wants to take his daughter back with him to Italy. And Martha? She has to come to a decision.
With: Martina Gedeck, Sergio Castellito, Maxime Foerste, Sibylle Canoninca and many more
Funding: Österreichisches Filminstitut, ORF Film/Fernseh-Abkommen, Filmförderung Hamburg, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Filmförderungsanstalt, Eurimages, Kuratorium Junger Deutscher Film, Bundesamt für Kultur des Eidgenössischen Departementes des Inneren
Martha creates sublime masterpieces in the art of cooking as chief of a French gourmet restaurant in Hamburg. She is introverted and exists only for working. Her life undergoes a radical change when her sister dies in an accident and Martha has to take in her eight-year-old niece Lina. It is only the presence of Mario, the new sous chef, who brings light and pasta into the lifes of Martha and Lina.
Just as a tender romance develops between Martha and Mario, Lina`s unknown father suddenly appears. He wants to take his daughter back with him to Italy. And Martha? She has to come to a decision.
With: Martina Gedeck, Sergio Castellito, Maxime Foerste, Sibylle Canoninca and many more
Funding: Österreichisches Filminstitut, ORF Film/Fernseh-Abkommen, Filmförderung Hamburg, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Filmförderungsanstalt, Eurimages, Kuratorium Junger Deutscher Film, Bundesamt für Kultur des Eidgenössischen Departementes des Inneren
Credits
| Co-production | Pandora Filmproduktion, Prisma Filmproduktion GmbH, T&C Film AG, Palomar, Kinowelt Filmproduktion |
| Executive Producers | Karl Baumgartner, Christoph Friedel |
| Executive Co-Producers | Heinz Stussak, Michael Seeber, Marcel Hoehn, Ulrich Limmer, Rainer Kölmel, Carlo degli Esposti |
| SCREENPLAY & DIRECTOR | Sandra Nettelbeck |
| DOP | Michael Bertl |
| EDITOR | Mona Bräuer |
| Sound Department | Luc Yersin, Paul Oberle |
| Art Department | „Boubou“ Sigrid Schroeder |
| COSTUME DESIGNER | Bettina Helmi |
| MAKE UP | Katharina Erfmann, Martine Felber-Cordey |
| Distributor | Filmladen |
| World Sales | Global Screen GmbH |
Prizes
CRÉTEIL INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL- Grand Prix
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Actress
- Special Jury Award
- Student Jury Award
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Script
- Grand Prize
- Best Actor
- Silver Dagger
- Best Screenplay
- Best Actor
Festivals
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04.-18.10.2001
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15.-22.02.2002
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15.-24.03.2002
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13.-20.04.2002
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20.-23.06.2002
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23.-25.11.2002
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18.-25.01.2003